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Put-in-Bay and Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial will celebrate 197 years of peace between nations--the United States, Great Britain and Canada, September 10-12. The 352-foot Doric column currently undergoing restoration for the 2013 Bicentennial of the Battle of Lake Erie celebration commemorates Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry's defeat of the British Fleet on September 10, 1813 10 miles north of Put-in-Bay. The National Park Service, which took over responsibility for the memorial in 1936, has a full schedule of events and activities planned for Historical Weekend. The observance began in 1991 as a celerbation of history, music and art. The Put-in-Bay Cahmber of Commerce hosts Art in the Park on Saturday, September 11, in DeRivera Park from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The Toledo Symphony, sponsored by the Perry Group, will perform at 6:30 p.m. at the Perry's Victory Visitor Center. Saturday's Memorial Program will be a tribute to a remembrance of 9-11. The Captain, Master Chief and Color Guard from the USS Lake Erie stationed at Pearl Harbor will participate in several programs at National Park as well as the Grand Parade and Memorial Program. Miller Boat Line hosts the annual Historical Baseball Game on Sunday at 2 p.m. at the ball field on Concord Avenue. The Put-in-Bay Mossbacks play the Ohio Historical Society Muffins. The Lake Erie Islands Historical Society will sell hot dogs and soft drinks donated by Miller's will all proceeds benefitting the historical museum.
Historic Weekend Schedule of Events
Friday, September 10
7 p.m. Sunset Flag Retirement Ceremony
Boys Scouts of America, American Legion Post 459
and National Park Service Park Rangers
Saturday, September 11
10 a.m. – 12 noon USS Lake Erie Sailors Coat of Arms Children’s Program
12 noon Informal Lunch provided by Boy Scouts of America
2:15 p.m. Historic Weekend Parade
3 p.m. Historic Weekend Ceremony
4:30 p.m. Ice Cream Social
5 p.m. A Sailor’s Life Then and Now
With the Crew of the USS Lake Erie and 1812 Sailors
6:30 p.m. Toledo Symphony Concert
Throughout the Day
11 a.m. – 5 p.m. Historic Encampment, Musket and Carronade Firings,
Sunday, September 12:
9: 30 a.m. Tribute to Boys Scout of America—100 Years
11 a.m. – 3 p.m. Historic Encampment |